Telegram Sam
"Telegram Sam" is a 1972 song by glam rock band T. Rex. It was taken from their seventh studio album The Slider. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 4 in Germany and Switzerland, number 6 in Norway, number 20 in Australia, number 26 in the Netherlands, number 27 in France, number 35 in New Zealand, number 66 in Canada and number 67 in the United States.
| "Telegram Sam" | ||||
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| Single by T. Rex | ||||
| from the album The Slider | ||||
| B-side | "Cadilac" / "Baby Strange" | |||
| Released | 21 January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, proto-punk | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | T.Rex Wax Co. (UK); Reprise (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
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Bauhaus version
| "Telegram Sam" | ||||
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| Single by Bauhaus | ||||
| Released | 1 December 1980 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
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In 1980, English gothic rock band Bauhaus covered Telegram Sam as their fourth single. It went to number 12 in New Zealand.
Track listings
- 7"
Side A:
- "Telegram Sam" - 2:08
Side B:
- "Crowds" - 3:13
- 12"
Side A:
- "Telegram Sam" - 2:08
Side B:
- "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" - 5:31
- "Crowds" - 3:13
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